Clootie Dumpling recipe

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Ingredients

4 cups self-rising flour
1 ¾ cups dried currants
1 ⅔ cups raisins
¼ pound shredded suet
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1 cup white sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
½ cup milk
1 teaspoon mixed spice
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch salt
1 tablespoon molasses

Nutrition Info

672.3 calories
carbohydrate: 124.6 g
cholesterol: 34.1 mg
fat: 15.8 g
fiber: 5.1 g
protein: 11.2 g
saturatedFat: 8.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 959.6 mg
sugar: 49.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of water to boil.

  2. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine flour, currants, raisins, suet, bread crumbs and sugar. Mix egg and milk with mixed spice, baking powder, salt and molasses. Stir into flour mixture to form a wet dough.

  3. Dip a heavy cotton cloth in boiling water and then sprinkle it with flour. Place dough in center of cloth, draw opposite corners together to form a ball, leaving a bit of room for the dumpling to expand, and tie tightly with twine to seal.

  4. Place the dumpling in the boiling water, reduce heat to a low boil, and cook 3 1/2 hours, topping water off as needed. Remove the dumpling from the water, remove the cloth and dry the dumpling in front of a fire or in a 150 degree oven until surface is no longer wet. Serve.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

My Grandmother's recipe and she would have been 100!

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